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  • Age Range: 12 and up
  • Grade Level: 7 and up
  • Paperback: 107 pages
  • Publisher: Candlewick (May 1, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 076361159X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0763611590
  • Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.4 x 8 inches
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe Best I've Seen Yet
By A Customer on August 28, 2000
Format: Hardcover
I work with an online magazine with teenage writing as the primary content. When I got my hands on a copy of this book, I thought it was right up my alley, and it was. I never expected the quality and scope of the selections. Some of the poetry is so unbelievably striking--let's just say that this book is not just for teens. Readers of many ages will appreciate it. I really loved it, and I'm even considering reviewing it for my zine.
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3.0 out of 5 starsMeh.
By M. Quam on February 10, 2011
Format: Paperback
I'm a high school teacher. I ordered this book, along with Things I have To Tell You, to use in my classes.

In regards to most of the negative reviews: I'm not sure why middle school teachers would order this; teenage boys wrote it. Also, I think it's time people woke up and realized that children of most ages do swear, and people do talk about sex (yes, even when using an orange as a metaphor). Nobody really complains about dead, white authors swearing or using appalling language (Twain, Hemmingway, Conrad, anyone?). The king of all writers, Shakespeare, is probably the most inappropriate writer I've ever read.

Here's the deal with this book: some poems are outstanding, and some poems are a bit ridiculous. I will probably use a few of the poems in my lessons, but there were some that probably needed more focus and imagery. A lot of the poems were very "teenager-y", meaning that they have something to say, but can not quite pull it off in poetry format.

As a teacher, I would say "go for it", and use some of the poems while ditching the others. If you're the parent of a teenage boy, go for it. They will have something to identify with.
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5.0 out of 5 starsactivism w/ heart and soul
By maria damon on August 11, 2000
Format: Hardcover
although i acted as a consultant for this book and thus had some familiarity with its contents before publication, i was pretty unprepared for how beautiful and effective the finished product was when it arrived in the mail. It's a jewel, from its restrained and lyrical cover photo to its soulful content --poems, stories and essays by teenage boys from around the country. My personal faves include Fred Brown's "The Bus Stop," a choppy, minimalist anecdote about a neighborhood domestic altercation with a knockout last line worthy of Hemingway or Raymond Carver; Rigo Landin's "Ode to My Hair Tail," in which a carefully-tended object of personal adornment becomes, in the final stanza, a spiritual offering; Kenny Weiss's "I Hate School," a brilliant all-out assault on verbal decorum and the social rules it helps to maintain; Seth Chappell's "Does My Mother Look Like This?", a wistfully speculative love-poem to THE most important missing person in the world; and countless others. This book is an activist intervention into all the current talk by "experts" *about* boys; it short-circuits all the static of debate by bringing boys' creativity and soulfulness to the fore and letting them speak for themselves. Already the book is being used in group-home workshops to inspire boys in serious need of speaking and being heard; I can't think of a better affirmation of its power than this, its use as a tool against despair and creative waste. Few books achieve such a perfect harmony of artistic and social value. This book is where it's at, and I'm happy to have had even a small role in its development. (If you think this review represents a conflict of interest, check out the book and judge for yourself!)
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5.0 out of 5 starsHonest
By Katie, teacher on March 2, 2007
Format: Paperback
This book is a genuine, heartfelt, and very honest portrait of teenagers in urban America. There are those, no doubt, who will be offended by its explicit language and subject matter. Nevertheless, explicit language is one of the hallmarks of teenagers grappling with issues of sexuality, drug use, disability, and a myriad of complex social relationships. This book will not expose teenagers to issues with which they are unfamiliar - despite its language, it will not taint innocent minds. Rather, it will model a healthy way (writing poetry) to grapple with the questions most teenagers face as they navigate the difficult path to adulthood.
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5.0 out of 5 starsPoetry for the Teenage Boy!
A Kid's Review on January 30, 2004
Format: Paperback
This poetry book edited by Betsey Franco is an excellent book.The poetry is written by teenage boys.The writing is freeverse.The boys tell their emotions which consists of sad,happy,and hurt feelings. They write about things that are important to them like , how they were abused mentally and phisically, how they didn't have girlfriends,and about secrets they never told any one. Over all it was a five star book.I liked this book because I could relate to it.
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5.0 out of 5 starsI don't normally read poetry, but this was fabulous
By Eileen on June 21, 2001
Format: Hardcover
There are some incredibly gifted writers included in this book. Quantedius Hall, Shysuaune Taylor, Todd VanDerWerff, Stephan Johnson, Timothy Arevalo - WOW! I hope they continue to write and publish their work, because many people have been touched by their words.
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat!
By S. Kay Murphy VINE VOICE on July 13, 2007
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Fridays are poetry days in my classroom. Every few weeks, I pull out this book, or Things I Have to Tell You, and read a poem or two. Time and again, boys will approach me after class and ask to borrow the book. These poems say to kids what Whitman, Frost (sorry--you know I love you, Robert) and Tennyson just can't. Kids must speak to kids. These books assure tentative nascent poets that they can do it, too, and they deliver a strong peer message to kids who are struggling. Betsy Franco has done a great thing here.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Son loved this book. Had to read poetry book for school, this was not a girl-y book of poems.

Published 13 months ago by BarbB
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat for teaching

My tough to reach students actually enjoyed this book. They each picked out a favorite and had to state why they liked it - many related to these selections.

Published 22 months ago by Sheryl Hudson
5.0 out of 5 starsAuhentic, funny, touching

Our teenage grandson, we were glad to see, enjoyed this as much as we did and is reading some of it to his poetry group.

Published on July 19, 2013 by Brian Walter
2.0 out of 5 starsToo bad about the bad language

It's nice that a book can share writings by teenage boys so all can read about their pain or praise, but I was dumbfounded to see that several writings were included that had... Read more

Published on October 2, 2009 by Cathy
1.0 out of 5 starsNOT FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL

I work in a bookstore, and this book was ordered by middle school teachers in a large quantity to stimulate reading and writing among their (very low income population) students. Read more

Published on May 18, 2009 by Bookie Lookie
5.0 out of 5 starsFantastic Read

I bought 3 copies of this book to supplement my poetry books for a unit on poetry. Every day they were the first books off the shelf. Read more

Published on April 13, 2009 by MsBaker
1.0 out of 5 starsAppalling

The facts about this book are clear from these excerpts from an article in the New York Daily News,Dec. Read more

Published on December 8, 2006 by Kevin Killion
4.0 out of 5 starsgreat-except for first entry...

"Time somebody told me" has been around a lot longer than the young man who submitted it - Otherwise, love the real, true feelings expressed!

Published on March 4, 2005 by MommaJLO
5.0 out of 5 starsTender? Deep? Try Tolerance Run Amok

{First of all, I rate this a 1-Star book. I mistakenly submitted my review with five stars and you can only edit the review - not the rating.}

(... Read more

Published on April 11, 2004 by Mike Donovan

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